Brilliant! My kids love to stand on overturned plastic storage containers and they always end up with cracks along the bottom, for some reason I've saved the lids...now I know what to do with them! Thanks for a fantastic idea!

Update: I definatly prefer the snaps from http://www.snapsource.com/ to the Dritz ones in the photo! Went to show off the desk details to the BF and the tines didn't hold.Found the Snap Source ones discussed here, and ordered some -- MUCH better! Especially going through thick denim, as here.

What did you use to attach the jeans material to the lid? I didn't see anything poking through the top of the lid in the pic, or did I miss something?

Very cool nonetheless. I like it.

I used E6000 glue, something I had never heard of before haunting craftster. It is quite amazing in its adhesive ability, but keep your craft in a well-ventilated space until the glue is completely cured -- it stinks (in the literal sense).

my dance class is no longer going to be able to go in our teachers other class room and are going to be stuck in the studio during bookwork days and i suggested having lap desks to make it easier to do work but have absolutely no lids and dont kno how to get about 40 lids so i was wondering is there a way to use something else besides lids

my dance class is no longer going to be able to go in our teachers other class room and are going to be stuck in the studio during bookwork days and i suggested having lap desks to make it easier to do work but have absolutely no lids and dont kno how to get about 40 lids so i was wondering is there a way to use something else besides lids

You should be able to modify it to almost any rigid, smooth surface as long as it isn't too heavy for comfort.

Brainstorming ideas of things I've seen in consignment shops and garage sales:- plastic cutting boards- wood cutting boards if they are thin enough to be light- heavy-duty cardboard boxes; cut off the sides and get 4